Self Acupressure on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

Epilepsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Self Acupressure on Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Epilepsy Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05552924
• Other study ID #: 2022/ 04 - 34
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 5, 2022
• Est. completion date: July 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Ataturk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Self-acupressure application on fatigue and sleep quality in epilepsy patients.

Description:

Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in our body in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: July 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: February 26, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years old

• Volunteering to participate in the research

• Having the ability to use technological tools

• Not having a verbal communication disability (hearing and speaking)

• Not having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder

• Having a scale score of >5 on the Piper Fatigue Scale

• A score of >5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Epilepsy
• Fatigue

Intervention

Other:
• Self-Acupressure
Acupressure is a therapy method performed with an instrument or hand, fingertip, palm, elbow, knee, thumb relaxation and wrist bands on various points representing the waist organs in order to ensure the continuation and balance of the energy in our body.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Firat University	Elazig

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ataturk University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (1)

Wang T, Zhang Q, Xue X, Yeung A. A systematic review of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome in China. Am J Chin Med. 2008;36(1):1-24. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X08005540. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Piper Fatigue Scale	It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue.	At the end of Sessions 1 (each Session 2 days a week)
Primary	The Piper Fatigue Scale	It is a 22-item scale that measures four subscales: behavior (6 items), affect (5 items), sensory (5 items), and cognition/mood (6 items). Each item has 11 response categories on a 0-10 metric with verbal descriptors anchoring the endpoints. Each subscale is scored individually and then aggregated together for an overall score, with higher scores reflecting more fatigue.	At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week)
Primary	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is =5 indicates "good sleep", and a score which is >5 indicates "poor sleep"	At the end of Sessions 1 (each Session 2 days a week)
Primary	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	The PSQI is a valid and consistent survey comprising of 19 questions to assess quality and amount of sleep and the existence of a sleep disorder and its level in the previous month. The scale was adapted into the Turkish language by Agargün et al. (1996). The scale consists of seven components that assess patients subjective sleep quality, sleep delay, use of sleeping medication and disfunction in daily activities. Each item scores in the range 0-3 points and the total score of the seven components gives the total PSQI score. The total score has a value between 0-21 and a high total score demonstrates a poor quality of sleep. A total PSQI score which is =5 indicates "good sleep", and a score which is >5 indicates "poor sleep"	At the end of Sessions 16 (each Session 2 days a week)